Museum der Völker

The Museum der Völker in the Austrian Schwaz in the county of Tyrol was founded in 1995 as a cultural association Haus der Völker by Gert Chesi and belongs to the well known Ethnology museums in Europe. After a new construction and remodeling the exhibition operation opened on the 12th of April 2013 as Museum der Völker. Translated the name means museum of the peoples or museum of the tribes. History Gert Chesi, photographer, journalist and author, had collected more than a thousand exhibits from all over the world in the period of fifty years. The art objects are the base of the Museum operation and give an insight into the religious and artistic creation of mankind. In recent years, the museum underwent a complete redesign. Today, it features new building sections and an integrated studio gallery. The museum spans three levels with distinct exhibition themes: the permanent exhibition "Between Heaven and Earth" on the ground floor, and special exhibitions on the first and second floors. Cultural Club Today the cultural club Museum der Völker runs the museum. Art objects from distant cultures determine the Museum: Stone sculptures of Khmer, Buddha images from many eras, terracotta figures of the Nok, ancestral figures of the Dajak, grave finds from China and old bronzes from South-East Asia are displayed in addition to contemporary Voodoo objects and utensils of animism. Exhibitions Artifacts from over a period of four thousand years ethnographic exhibits from four themes will be presented to the public: Africa Asia Archaeology Afro-American syncretism Collections In 2020, the museum celebrated its 25th anniversary, as well as its founder Gert Chesi's 80th birthday by a special exhibition. Another special exhibition is about Ethiopia and a local medical doctor who worked there in the 1950s and very early 1960s. A permanent exhibition is about Asian religions and its interest to the western world. 2010 Schätze aus dem Depot 2010: Textile Kunst aus Afrika 2010: Das Erbe Chinas 2011 Feuer und Erz – Schmiede und Gießer in Afrika 2011: Afrikas Moderne im Spiegel der Generationen 2011: Wohnen mit den Ahnen 2011: Jubiläumsausstellung 15 Jahre Haus der Völker 2012: Magische Stoffe – gewobene Träume – Kunstvolle Textilien aus Indonesien 2013: Sangomas – Traditionelle Heiler Südafrikas, Fotografien von Peter Frank 2013: Geistermasken aus Thailand 2013: AFRIKA HEUTE! 2014: Söhne und Töchter des Windes – Die letzten Nomaden Afrikas, Fotografien von Mario Gerth 2014: Kunst und Magie in Silber und Seide – Schmuck und Textilien chinesischer Bergvölker 2014: Dogon, Kunst und Mythos in Zusammenarbeit mit Jan Baptist Bedaux 2015: Tanzende Schatten - Marionetten, Puppen und Masken aus Asien 2015: Burma - Meisterwerke des Buddhismus 2015: Susanne Wenger - Ein Leben mit den Götterm 2015: Zauber der Weltkulturen 20 Jahre Museum der Völker 2015: Das Gedächtnis der Steine - Seltene Steinreliefs und Figuren aus Asien 2016: Das Böse - Exponate aus Schwarzmagischen Kreisen 2016: Yoruba - Meisterwerke einer Afrikanischen Hochkultur, Samstag 2016: GLADYS - Der Maler und seine Geister - Zeitgenössische Malerei aus Benin 2016: DAS GEHEIME KAMERUN - Fotografien von Henning Christoph 2016: AFRIKA IM GEWAND - Bunte Textilvielfalt eines Kontinents 2016/2017: "Indonesien – Kunst und Kult vom Inselreich" 2016/2017: "Bali – Insel der Götter" 09.09.2017 - 11.03.2018: Leon Pollux "Menschen" 09.09.2017 - 18.11.2018: "Zwischen Eigensinn & Anpassung" 17.03.2018 - 2019: "Unvergessen machen" 05.05.2018 - 18.11.2018: "Maasai – Baumeisterinnen aus Ololosokwan" 22.06.2018 - 18.11.2018: Schulprojekt und Ausstellung "Mein, dein, unser Raum" 08.12.2018 - 18.08.2019: "UNGEHEUER WILD" 2019 "Zwischen Himmel und Erde" 2019 "Richtig guter Stoff" 2020 "Erinnerungen an Äthiopien" 2020 Anniversary Exhibition 2021 "Weltbilder erzählen" - Re-thinking Earth 2021 "Sagenhaft" Legendary - Bathic by Rosemarie Sternagl l Documentary Film please refer Gert Chesi Decoration 1999, the Museum der Völker received the Tyrolean Museum prize 1999 Recognition Award of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts and Culture 2014 ICOM Austria, Österreichisches Museumsgütesiegel References External links Museum der Völker Official Website Schell Collection Official Website Gert Chesi Official Website Literature by and about Museum der Völker in the German National Library catalogue